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ARTICLE · 10 JUNE 2021

New Gambling Licenses Will Become Available In Germany Starting July 2021

Taylor Wessing
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ISTG 2021 allows private operators to apply for licenses to offer sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker.

GermanyMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment
Jan Feuerhake
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Wiebke Reuter
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Paul Voigt
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As of 1 July 2021 a new Interstate Treaty on Gambling ("ISTG 2021") will come into force across Germany which includes new licensing possibilities for sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker for private operators. Additionally, the new ISTG 2021 will include new rules for advertising. Alongside the ISTG 2021 the tax regime for sports betting, virtual slot machines and online poker will be changed in Germany. Licenses issued under this new regulation will be valid in all of Germany.

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ISTG 2021 allows private operators to apply for licenses to offer sports betting, virtual slot machines (online simulations of terrestrial slot machine) and online poker. Licenses will be valid for a period of five years. The regulation does not include online casino games. These are defined as virtual simulations of casino games (such as Black Jack and Roulette) and live broadcasts of a terrestrially conducted casino games with the possibility

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